Chronic Skin Inflammation Linked to Cancer (IMAGE)

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Chronic Skin Inflammation Linked to Cancer

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Activated immune cells, shown in red and green, cluster at the site of an allergic skin rash. Scientists have learned that this inflammation can promote skin tumor formation if it persists.

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S. Demehri, T. Cunningham

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